Species Use Database

Peter's duiker
Cephalophus callipygus

Used

A. Species

Scientific name: Cephalophus callipygus

Common name(s): Peter's duiker

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status:


B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

Country/Region: Northern Congo


C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State

Name/Details of location: bushmeat sold at one market in Ouessa, but hunted further away


D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 1994

End Year: 1994


E. Information about the use

How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Type of use: Extractive

Practice of use: Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals

Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal

Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism

Purpose(s) of end use:

Motivation of use: Basic subsistence and Income generation from trade (individual/household/community)

Is this use legal or illegal?: Some use is legal and some is illegal


F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people


G. Information about the sustainability of use

Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?:

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?:

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?:

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?:


Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species


Record source

Information about the record source: scientific_pub

Date of publication/issue/production:

Source Reference(s):

Hennessey, A. B., & Rogers, J. (2008). A study of the bushmeat trade in Ouesso, Republic of Congo. Conservation and Society, 6(2), 179-184.

Date of record entry: 2022-11-07